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We've reached the quarter mark of the season, and Baseball Think Factory's Dan Szymborski returns to the ZiPS system and provides updated division projections. The Dodgers and Orioles are two teams with substantially different outlooks.

Story | Conversation | May 22, 2012

The Baseball Think Factory's Dan Szymborski got all computer-geeky about the likelihood of Josh Hamilton becoming the majors' first Triple Crown winner since 1967. The ESPN Insider piece in a nutshell: After all the numbers are crunched, Hamilton...

Josh Hamilton is making a serious run at the 17th Triple Crown season in baseball history, and odds are pretty good.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2012

Marlins Park has earned an early reputation as a tough place to hit homers, and we wonder how that may affect Miami's young slugger, Giancarlo Stanton. Dan Szymborski ran the numbers, and ZiPS says Stanton could lose more than 120 career homers in Miami.

Story | Conversation | May 10, 2012

Like last season, the Detroit Tigers were supposed to run away with the AL Central in 2012. But, as Dan Szymborski writes, they haven't separated themselves, and now the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox have a real shot at the division crown.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2012

Dan Szymborski revists his preseason projections for the National League East, and with the first month of the season finished, the Braves, Phillies, Nationals and Marlins all find new spots in the division hierarchy.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2012

Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory looks at Washington Nationals uber-prospect Bryce Harper as he prepares to debut in the majors. Despite the hype, his recent minor-league stats argue that fans (and fantasy owners) should temper expectations.

Story | Conversation | April 27, 2012

Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory digs into the gory details of the Vernon Wells-Mike Napoli trade, revealing it as a historically awful deal for the Angels.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2012

Fenway Park mysteriously stopped being a home run haven, and no one knows why. Dan Szymborski searches for answers.

Story | Conversation | April 19, 2012

Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory writes that while it's too early in the season to panic, the Red Sox, Angels, Giants and Marlins have been disappointing in the first two weeks of the season.

Story | Conversation | April 17, 2012

Dan Szymborski explains which teams are using their closers most effectively.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2012

Dan Szymborski looks at the worst Opening Day roster decisions.

Story | Conversation | April 05, 2012

A panel of MLB experts spent hours creating the ESPN 500 rankings for 2012, and Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory is here with the ZiPS system to point overrated and underrated players. One caveat: Dan was on the panel.

Story | Conversation | April 03, 2012

Dan Szymborski breaks down Joey Votto's extension with the Cincinnati Reds and says the team was wise to lock him up at that price.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2012

With the baseball regular season beginning in full this week, Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory runs through a number of his favorite prop bets for the 2012 season, beginning with the Braves' and Marlins' odds to win the NL East.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2012

Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory projects the standings for the National League East, Central and West in 2012.

Story | Conversation | March 30, 2012